Faculty

Our faculty is an accomplished group of sports professionals with extensive resumes and are passionate about teaching our aspiring, future sports broadcasters and journalists helping them launch into a sports-related career in as early as 9th grade...long before the college years. Academy students begin to establish extremely valuable relationships with these contacts within the highest levels of the sportscasting industry. Guest speakers representing a broad spectrum of sports professionals also log into our live classes providing additional valuable training and insider tips.

Sample List of Past and Present AcademyFaculty Members and Guest Speakers

Mike Hill

FOX Sports 1 - Los Angeles, CA

Host of America's Pregame

Roy Firestone

FOX TV Los Angeles - Cameo in "Jerry Maguire"

Host "LA Tonight with Roy Firestone"

Matt Pinto

OKC Thunder - Oklahoma City, OK

Play-by-Play Announcer

Jack Michaels

Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton, Canada

Play-by-Play Announcer

Rich Burk

NBC Olympics/ESPN/PAC - 12/NBC - Portland, OR

Play-by-Play Announcer

Dante Marchiteili

FOX Sports - Orlando Magic - Orlando, FL

Side-line Reporter

Jen Mueller

Seattle Seahawks - NFL

Side-line Reporter

John Crotty

Miami HEAT and FOX Sports/Florida

Studio Analyst

Greg Lee

www.NBA.com/Turner Sports

Editorial Director

Mario Impemba

Detroit Tigers - Detroit, MI

Television Voice

John Strong

Portland Timbers - Portland, OR

Television and Radio Voice

Jimmie Lee Solomon

Major League Baseball - Miami, FL

Former Exec V.P. of Baseball Ops

Rapheal Gellar

Israel Sports Net - Tel Aviv

Sports Talk Radio Voice

Danyelle Sargent

Fox Sports Net - Sac, CA

Sports Anchor

Blair Kerkhoff

The Kansas City Star - Kansas, MO

Sports Writer

Brett Dolan

Houston Astros - Houston, TX

Play-by-Play Announcer

Brian Wheeler

Portland Trail Blazers - Portland, OR

Play-by-Play Announcer

Lincoln Rose

Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports SW - Houston, TX

Play-by-Play Announcer

Bill Beck

Miami Marlins - Miami, FL

Special Assistant to the Owner

Steve Lenox

ESPN Sports Radio - NY, NY

Sports Talk Radio Host / Play-by-Play

Will Manso

WPLG Channel 10 - Miami, FL

Sports Director

Jim Berry

CBS Channel 4 - Miami, FL

Sports Director

(Due to last minute job assignment or schedule change, faculty subject to change)